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anean Sea is so called because situated in the _middle_ of the _land_. In the middle of the ancient known world. 10. Terra del _Fuego_ means literally the land of fire (_del_, of). 11. _Terre Haute_ means _high land_. A city in Indiana situated on high land. 12. _Terra firma_ is a Latin phrase, frequently met in English. It means _firm land_. EIGHTH MONTH. #ac# = pertaining to. 1. _cardi_ ac, heart 2. _demoni_ ac, demon 3. _mani_ ac, mad 4. _zodi_ ac, animal 1. _Cardiac._ _Pertaining to_ or resembling the _heart_; exciting action in the heart. 2. _Demoniac._ _Pertaining to demons_; one possessed of an evil spirit; a lunatic. 3. _Maniac._ Raving with _madness_; crazy; insane. 4. _Zodiac._ _Pertaining to_ the imaginary _animals_ figured in the twelve constellations forming a circle around the sun. #ics# = science of. 1. _civ_ ics, citizen 2. _eth_ ics, character 3. _econom_ ics, (see below) 4. _mechan_ ics, machine 5. _opt_ ics, see 6. _phys_ ics, nature 7. _phon_ ics, sound 8. _polit_ ics, city 1. _Civics._ The _Science_ which treats of _citizen_ship. 2. _Ethics._ The _science_ of right conduct--of _character_-building. 3. _Economics_ literally means, the science of _managing_ the _household_; the science of the production and distribution of wealth, or the means of living well. 4. _Mechanics._ The _science of machinery_, or the theory of machines. 5. _Optics._ The _science_ which treats of light and _vision_, and all that is connected with the phenomena of sight. 6. _Physics._ The _science_ which treats _of_ the forces of _nature_; as, gravitation, light, heat, electricity. 7. _Phonics._ The _science of sound_; especially of sounds produced by the human voice. 8. _Politics._ The _science_ which treats of the government of states and _cities_. #ism# = state of being, theory of. 1. _altru_ ism, other 2. _barbar_ ism, foreign 3. _ego_ tism, self, I 4. _commun_ ism, common 5. _hero_ ism, hero 6. _hypnot_ ism, sleep 7. _organ_ ism, organ 8. _sensual_ ism, sense 1. _Altruism._ The _theory_ that devotion to the interests of _others_ is the highest good. 2. _Barbarism._ The _state_ of _being foreign_; rude in point of manners, arts and literature. 3. _Egotism._ The _state of being self_-centered, self-conceited, and unduly self-confident; selfish as opposed to altruistic. 4. _Communism._ A _theory of_ government and socia
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